3 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Sección 17.1 y 16 - De Hawk Mountain Shelter a Sassafras Mountain, Justus Mt. y Woody Gap
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.84 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,949 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,028 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,415 ft
- TrailRank
-
89
5
- Min elevation
- 2,530 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours 48 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1847
- Uploaded
- January 20, 2016
- Recorded
- January 2016
near Argo (historical), Georgia (United States)
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Itinerary description
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stage 3
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 2 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 17.2 and approx. - From Black Gap Shelter to Springer Mountain and Hawk Mountain Shelter
⇒ Link to next stage: 4 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 15 - From Woody Gap - Route 60, to Blood Mountain and Neel Gap / Walasi-Yi Center
⇒ Link to the complete itinerary in Georgia: 146.09 km - Appalachian Trail in the State of Georgia (complete itinerary)
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the state of Georgia (United States), officially identified as section 17.1 and 16 of the AT in Georgia & North Carolina, within the immense Chattahoochee National Forest .
The stage runs from the Hawk Mountain Shelter, located at an altitude of 3,200 feet, 8.1 miles from the summit of Springer Mountain, to Woody Gap, passing through the summit of Sassafras Mountain (3,336 feet) and Justus Mountain. (3,224 feet).
Although there are no significant climbs on the day, the profile of the stage presents a characteristic sawtooth figure, with some small hills and their corresponding cols or passes between mountains (gap, in English).
A short distance from the starting shelter, we find the Hightower Gap (2,854 feet), where the FR-42 and FR-69 roads meet, with space for vehicle parking, and two miles further on, the Horse Gap (2,673 feet), also with parking space, where the climb to the top of Sassafras Mountain begins, with an approximate drop of 650 feet.
From the highest part of Sassafras Mountain you can see a magnificent panoramic view.
On the descent we find a new gap, the Cooper Gap, with the intersection of highways USFS-42 and USFS-80, and we begin a new climb, towards the summit of Justus Mountain.
A new descent leads us to Justus Creek, with an abundance of rhododendrons and other shrubs, which with their evergreen leaves contrast with the already leafless trees, in the middle of winter.
Starting from Justus Creek, the trail begins a gradual ascent of 7 miles, towards Woody Gap, highlighting its passage through the Gooch Gap, with the unpaved USFS-42, and a good parking space and a fast flowing creek very close. In Gooch Gap there is also an artistic carving made on the trunk, still standing, of a burnt tree.
PPI Index: 82 HKG
Total distance: 20.79 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 773.22 m
Desn. accumulated descent: 752.79 m
Maximum height: 1013.79 m
Minimum height: 789.07 m
Total time: 7:48:28 h
Moving time: 6:28:57 h
Stopped time: 1:19:31 h
Total average speed: 2.66 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.21 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
⇐ Link to the previous stage: 2 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 17.2 and approx. - From Black Gap Shelter to Springer Mountain and Hawk Mountain Shelter
⇒ Link to next stage: 4 - APPALACHIAN TRAIL - GEORGIA - Section 15 - From Woody Gap - Route 60, to Blood Mountain and Neel Gap / Walasi-Yi Center
⇒ Link to the complete itinerary in Georgia: 146.09 km - Appalachian Trail in the State of Georgia (complete itinerary)
Tour of the Appalachian Trail ( Appalachian Trail ), as it passes through the state of Georgia (United States), officially identified as section 17.1 and 16 of the AT in Georgia & North Carolina, within the immense Chattahoochee National Forest .
The stage runs from the Hawk Mountain Shelter, located at an altitude of 3,200 feet, 8.1 miles from the summit of Springer Mountain, to Woody Gap, passing through the summit of Sassafras Mountain (3,336 feet) and Justus Mountain. (3,224 feet).
Although there are no significant climbs on the day, the profile of the stage presents a characteristic sawtooth figure, with some small hills and their corresponding cols or passes between mountains (gap, in English).
A short distance from the starting shelter, we find the Hightower Gap (2,854 feet), where the FR-42 and FR-69 roads meet, with space for vehicle parking, and two miles further on, the Horse Gap (2,673 feet), also with parking space, where the climb to the top of Sassafras Mountain begins, with an approximate drop of 650 feet.
From the highest part of Sassafras Mountain you can see a magnificent panoramic view.
On the descent we find a new gap, the Cooper Gap, with the intersection of highways USFS-42 and USFS-80, and we begin a new climb, towards the summit of Justus Mountain.
A new descent leads us to Justus Creek, with an abundance of rhododendrons and other shrubs, which with their evergreen leaves contrast with the already leafless trees, in the middle of winter.
Starting from Justus Creek, the trail begins a gradual ascent of 7 miles, towards Woody Gap, highlighting its passage through the Gooch Gap, with the unpaved USFS-42, and a good parking space and a fast flowing creek very close. In Gooch Gap there is also an artistic carving made on the trunk, still standing, of a burnt tree.
PPI Index: 82 HKG
Total distance: 20.79 km
Desn. cumulative ascent: 773.22 m
Desn. accumulated descent: 752.79 m
Maximum height: 1013.79 m
Minimum height: 789.07 m
Total time: 7:48:28 h
Moving time: 6:28:57 h
Stopped time: 1:19:31 h
Total average speed: 2.66 km/h
Average moving speed: 3.21 km/h
IBP index. IBP index is an automatic assessment system that rates the difficulty of a route traveled
Waypoints
Wilderness hut
3,158 ft
Inicio de la etapa, en Hawk Mountain Shelter
Inicio de la etapa, en Hawk Mountain Shelter
Photo
2,963 ft
Bajada desde el Hawk Mountain Shelter hacia Hightower Gap
Bajada desde el Hawk Mountain Shelter hacia Hightower Gap
Summit
Panorama
2,860 ft
Vista desde la bajada hacia Horse Gap (2.673 pies)
Vista desde la bajada hacia Horse Gap (2.673 pies)
Panorama
2,990 ft
Subida al Sassafras Mountain y vistas panorámicas.
Subida al Sassafras Mountain y vistas panorámicas.
Photo
2,875 ft
Cooper Gap, entre Sassafras Mountain y Justus Mountain
Cooper Gap, entre Sassafras Mountain y Justus Mountain
River
Intersection
Panorama
2,995 ft
Vistas desde una pequeña cima, hacia Woody Gap
Vistas desde una pequeña cima, hacia Woody Gap
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Nice trail. Beautiful pictures!!